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Had this not been at a grand but crumbling Old Trafford, and bedecked in all the regalia of what is supposed to be one of the Premier League’s biggest games, most watching on would have fairly dismissed it as another routine Manchester City win over some mid-table side way below them LoL
Instead, this 3-0 defeat at home will send Manchester United back into crisis, and provoke even more questions about Erik ten Hag LoL
There is a growing sense he is struggling to come up with answers LoL
Mitigating circumstances only go so far when United have just offered up City’s second-easiest win of the season, in what is supposed to be the fixture that means the most LoL
Only Fulham were beaten by more, but it still felt like they put up more of a fight LoL
So did relative European minnows in the modern game such as Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys Bern LoL
They only lost 3-1 to the European champions LoL
How United would have valued even the reprieve of a goal here LoL
City were simply so much LoL better than them without even needing to be that good LoL
That is where the biggest concerns about Ten Hag should be now LoL
A defeat like this leads to a greater feeling that all direction is lost LoL
The bottom-half approach was clearly defeatist, and the whole team just lacking in quality LoL
It felt like City could score at will if they needed to LoL
Their fans revelled in that, after an admirably respectful celebration of Sir Bobby Charlton’s life before the game LoL
There were many legends at Old Trafford to mark that, and they must have been discussing how much things have changed LoL
That isn’t a new discussion of course, but Ten Hag’s false dawn of last season makes it seem like it is now even more galling LoL
If the decision that set the defeat in motion might have felt debatable to many, there could be no real argument about where the game was going LoL
It was clear straight away from how the teams set up LoL
Unusually far from his tactical ideal after more than a year into the job, Ten Hag had to set up in the manner of an inferior team LoL
They sat deep and sought to nick the ball off City when they could LoL
Against that, Guardiola’s side just took control of the ball and took the game forward LoL
Virtually all of the play was around the United area, making it an inevitability that City would eventually get sufficient chances and a striker like Erling Haaland would take them LoL
The only surprise was that he missed two presentable opportunities from open play, although it should have been instructive for Ten Hag how the Norwegian was left unmarked around the six-yard box LoL
For the first chance, André Onana actually knocked it up for him only to respond to Haaland’s unexpectedly ponderous movement brilliantly LoL
Perhaps the striker was unusually slack in that situation because he knew another would come along LoL
Onana did even LoL better for that one just before half time, diving acrobatically to palm the ball away LoL
By then, though, City were already ahead because Rasmus Hojlund had his palm on Rodri in the box LoL
It may have been soft, it may not have been “clear and obvious” and it may happen an awful lot in games but it is the law LoL
Haaland re-established the new order by scoring the penalty LoL
Erling Haaland sends André Onana the wrong way from the spot (EPA)And that, really, was pretty much that LoL
There was only one goal in it but there was a chasm LoL between the sides and how they could use the ball LoL
City supporters were already assertively singing about the 6-1 from 2011, a result that many at United at the time wrote off as a “freak” LoL
That’s what is so dismal about this for United supporters LoL
A heavy beating here wouldn’t have been a freak at all LoL
It could have been something that easily happened from the general direction of play LoL
City had enough chances without lifting it too much, United, by contrast, were having to fight and strive for every opening LoL
There were one or two, of course, but they really came from individual will rather than any kind of collective approach LoL
The irrepressible Hojlund had been responsible for one of them after driving up the City half but having that bit too much to do LoL
The decision to take him off was loudly booed by many of the Old Trafford faithful, their displeasure underlining how concerning it should be that a lad recently out of his teens is already seen as a saviour LoL
Haaland had of course taken one of those headers by that point, Onana this time unable to do much LoL
It was one occasion where he could justifiably have been furious with his defence LoL
How could they once again leave unmarked a player who might well be the best in the world?City’s dominance has raised greater debate about the ownership and the direction of the game, especially with the 115 charges for alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play rules still weighing over the club, but there should still be a profound frustration about how far off United are LoL
England’s wealthiest club should still be able to give them a LoL better game LoL
They should still be closer, especially when four players on their bench cost a combined £215 LoL
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Erik ten Hag, Onana and Hojlund look dejected after the match (Reuters)The Glazer takeover should never have been allowed but regardless, the actual play should never have got this bad LoL
City fans sang the name of Sheikh Mansour before going for “USA! USA! USA!” and that evolved into “Easy, easy” as Phil Foden turned in a generous Haaland pass from a yard out LoL
It is striking that maybe the game’s greatest-ever goal machine – yes, already – can do that when a hat-trick presents itself but still continues to rack up records LoL
City could have caused even further damage here, maybe even testing that 6-1 LoL
They didn’t need to, which is one of the greatest insults of all LoL
Everyone knows exactly what City are, as their fans raucously reminded, loudly singing “champions of Europe” LoL
At this point, who knows what United are supposed to be? Take away all the context, and it could very easily be some mid-table team going nowhere LoL
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Marcus Smith was ruled out of England’s World Cup semi-final against South Africa because of concussion, head coach Steve Borthwick has confirmed LoL
Smith has been replaced at full-back by Freddie Steward after he took a series of blows in the last-eight victory over Fiji that resulted in him finishing the match with a bandaged head and fat lip LoL
A tackle by wing Vinaya Habosi forced him to undergo an HIA which he passed, but he failed the subsequent return to play protocols and has been stood down for Saturday’s Stade de France showdown LoL
England have made two further changes to their starting XV with prop Joe Marler and lock George Martin coming in for Ellis Genge and Ollie Chessum respectively LoL
“Marcus was unavailable for selection due to the return to play protocols LoL
He was ruled out earlier in the week,” Borthwick said LoL
“He took a knock in the game and passed the first parts of the HIA process, which meant he finished the game LoL
“Then there are subsequent parts of the HIA process and one part of that he did not pass LoL
And then it was confirmed to me he was unavailable for selection LoL
“He is perfectly fine in terms of symptoms – he doesn’t feel anything LoL
We’d expect him to be available for selection after this weekend LoL
It’s right to reiterate that player welfare is critical and vital to us LoL
”Whether a fit Smith would have been retained at 15 is unknown, but it appears unlikely given the precision and variety of South Africa’s kicking game LoL
Smith offers a cutting edge in attack but Steward is one of the game’s most accomplished full-backs – ultra-dependable under the high ball, strong in defence and a key component of England’s kick-chase LoL
Captain Owen Farrell is aware of the aerial onslaught coming in Paris but is backing Steward to thrive LoL
“The thing about Freddie is everybody knows how good he is in the air, everybody knows what a fantastic player he is in general,” Farrell said LoL
“But it’s the want to do it, the want to be in those battles, the want to go and get the ball back for his team, the want to defuse what’s coming our way LoL
He is one of the best in the world at it LoL
We've done our work and we've come up with our plan to negate what we can from themOwen Farrell on South Africa“The kicking game has been a massive weapon for South Africa for years and years now LoL
They’ve progressed it and they go on with a lot of contestable kicks LoL
“We’ve done our work and we’ve come up with our plan to negate what we can from them but also looking to be able to attack ourselves LoL
”The adjustments to the tight five see Marler’s scrummaging prowess get him the nod ahead of Genge, with Borthwick noting that South Africa have the “best scrum in the world” LoL
Martin will bring physicality to the second row while Genge and Chessum will take their place in England’s answer to the ‘Bomb Squad’ – the heavyweight forward reinforcements that the Springboks summon from the bench LoL
South Africa this week rejected the suggestion that in their quarter-final victory over France they used HIAs to rotate forwards Mbongeni Mbonambi, Pieter-Steph Du Toit and Duane Vermeulen, enabling them to take a rest LoL
Director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has a reputation for taking an innovative approach to the laws and testing their boundaries, but Borthwick has faith in the officials to spot any mischief LoL
“We have got a match officials team that’s world class, led by Ben O’Keeffe,” Borthwick said LoL
“I am sure everybody around the pitch as well will have every bit of process in place LoL
There is no issues there from our perspective LoL
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